Not sure how they let this one slip through, went to pickup my car today and one of the doors is a slightly different color, difficult to see in pics. Very dissapointed.
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Delivery Today - Rear Driver Panel Different Shade of White!
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That’s not difficult to see. It jumps off my screen that someone screwed the pooch on that one. Wow!
Oof. It’s like they ran out of paint midway and it didn’t get those extra coats. How does this happen?
On the plus side, it looks like it matches the bumper perfectly!
Sales Advisor when you point out the mismatched colors: “That’s within spec”
But after you drove off with the car: “Haha, he actually took it!”
On the plus side, it looks like it matches the bumper perfectly!
Sales Advisor when you point out the mismatched colors: “That’s within spec”
But after you drove off with the car: “Haha, he actually took it!”
DOOLMTR
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zoomer0056
Active Member
That sticks out like a sore thumb. Did you reject it or set Service Center appointment to fix it?
This is normal for the plastic bumpers but should never happen for a metal panel...WTF?...how did that pass inspection?....probably because Tesla doesn't inspect anything. 
I'd guess that door got damaged and Tesla swapped it for one that was painted on a different day?? Maybe painted at the other factory?? Missed some of the multi coats the white pearl is supposed to get? Or did a body shop paint that and screwed up the match big time (which I'd guess is a tough match for Pearl White if not being done at the factory)?
It would be telling to put a paint meter on that panel compared to the others to see what is up.
I'd guess that door got damaged and Tesla swapped it for one that was painted on a different day?? Maybe painted at the other factory?? Missed some of the multi coats the white pearl is supposed to get? Or did a body shop paint that and screwed up the match big time (which I'd guess is a tough match for Pearl White if not being done at the factory)?
It would be telling to put a paint meter on that panel compared to the others to see what is up.
chobra
Member
Yikes-- Most of the time when people complain about paint problems on this forum I can't figure out what it is that they are seeing. This sticks out like a sore thumb! What paint manufacturer allows that much variation across lots? (BM or Sherwin Williams would go out of business if they could't do better than that.)
Once we needed replacement tile for a kitchen project, went to American Olean, they still made the same tile, and 40 years later the color and sheen match was perfect-- that's consistency.
Once we needed replacement tile for a kitchen project, went to American Olean, they still made the same tile, and 40 years later the color and sheen match was perfect-- that's consistency.
Freemont
I accepted it, they setup an appt to repaint the door and color match etc for next week. Didn't want to potentially screw up my tax credit and also was one of the last ones to get a 3% rate from tower fcu so I didn't want to go through that mess again either.
They were literally missing on all the cars set for delivery, I guess they couldn't find them, they setup a service appointment to get me new ones, then ended up "finding them in the back". Overall very disappointed in the Tesla experience. I'm now also experiencing my audio only working intermittently.
They will need to repaint the back door AND blend into the rear quarter panel and front door.
TarmacSurfer
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I’d be embarrassed to ever deliver that to a customer. Huge, glaring, obvious QA/QC fail
why would you accept this delivery, only to justify tax credit and auto loan rates???
Agree, thankfully I'd already been planning on wrapping it anyways.
This will show up as a accident when they mic the paint during the trade in process. Keep all your pictures and records from Tesla. It’s likely the door was damaged at some point and replaced.
Occhis
Member
Wow. Both that a legit car company sold that and it wasn’t a resale off a used auto lot.
And the stereo doesn’t work?
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